Sharafuddin Stanikzai

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Four bomb-making factories have been destroyed by Afghan forces in Marja district of southern Helmand province, an official said Monday.
The factories were destroyed in Pinzam Blak area of Marja district on Sunday night, Lt... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): Female provincial council candidates on Tuesday said they could not travel to districts fearing attacks on them if they plunged into electioneering in western Herat province.They said women were often attacked in Herat City by... read more

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): One inmate was killed and two others were wounded when central jail prisoners clashed in western Herat province on Sunday, an official said.Dr. Syed Naeem Alami, the provincial hospital director, told reporters in Herat City... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): The administrative head for the fourth municipal district of western Herat City was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday, an official said.Naqibullah Erwin, the area’s deputy administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): An amount of 233 million afghanis in cleanliness tax is payable by government and non-governmental organisations in western Herat province, an official said on Monday.In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Herat Mayor... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): Dozens of government employees in the western zone have been arrested this year on charges of involvement in corruption, negligence and embezzlement, officials said on Monday.Activities of the department were going well in... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): A district police chief on Sunday said he had escaped unhurt along with his colleagues in a bomb attack in western Herat province.Col. Abdul Qayyum Noorzai told Pajhwok Afghan News he survived the remote-controlled blast before... read more

ASADABAD/HERAT CITY (PAN): Four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and six Taliban have been killed in fresh clashes in eastern Kunar and western Herat provinces, security officials said on Saturday.A spokesman for the 207th ANA Zafar Corps in... read more

HERAT CITY (PAN): Trader community leaders in western Herat province on Thursday warned of withdrawing their investments and moving abroad if the Cabinet did not reverse its decision granting permit to Ghazanfar Group to establish an oil refinery... read more